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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The loading
Hello.
During the loading, several items were damaged.
Is the article okay there grammatically? I've noticed that for some reason English speakers omit the definite article before such terms as "during takeoff", "during landing", "please prepare for landing". I am not sure why that is.
Is it correct: "During the loading, several items were damaged".
I mean a specific act/event of loading, it's a noun.
Thank you.
During the loading, several items were damaged.
Is the article okay there grammatically? I've noticed that for some reason English speakers omit the definite article before such terms as "during takeoff", "during landing", "please prepare for landing". I am not sure why that is.
Is it correct: "During the loading, several items were damaged".
I mean a specific act/event of loading, it's a noun.
Thank you.
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During the loading, several items were damaged . Loading, takeoff, landing, etc. are multi-step processes.
- During the loading, several items were damaged .
- Loading, takeoff, landing, etc.
- are multi-step processes.
- They are not a single event in time.
- We use "the" for events, and omit "the" for processes.
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During the loading, several items were damaged.
Loading, takeoff, landing, etc. are multi-step processes. They are not a single event in time.
We use "the" for events, and omit "the" for processes.
Loading, takeoff, landing, etc. are multi-step processes. They are not a single event in time.
We use "the" for events, and omit "the" for processes.
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